MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at McElroy Coal Company
Start: 06/11/2008

220081700049 · 06/11/2008 · McElroy Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent): CONSOL Energy Inc
Operator: McElroy Coal Company
Mine: 4601437

Narrative

As employee finished using his starter steel, he began dropping the drill unit with the rotation on. He felt the steel bind as the bit cleared the plank; the bottom of the steel was broken which flew out, striking him in the nose.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown